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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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other then ''kicker'' what is a good sub i keep going for the Alpine swr 1043D for some reason, gunna order 2 subs next week, and focal speakers after that....
Dont mind spending a little money im in the car alot and want a damn good sound, mostly heavy metal, southern rock type stuff......
and i say other then kicker because i had a set and was kinda pist at the result lol
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I loved my Alpine 1022, they don't disappoint.
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I'm going with a 10" stealthbox/amp rack setup myself.

I was also looking at the 10" alpine type r 1043D, think it's what im going with, it should clear a stealth box? I'm currently lookin at the subthump stealth's, hope it'll handle this sub ok, or maybe kee audio.

and running it with a Alpine MRP-M500, 500 rms, wired parallel ( 2ohms ) as the amp makes 500 rms at 2-ohms, seems like a good setup.

http://www.amazon.com/Alpine-SWR1043...7125435&sr=8-1

Amazon has them for $114 + free shipping

I think this should pound pretty hard.

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Originally Posted by mischief
I'm going with a 10" stealthbox/amp rack setup myself.

I was also looking at the 10" alpine type r 1043D, think it's what im going with, it should clear a stealth box? I'm currently lookin at the subthump stealth's, hope it'll handle this sub ok, or maybe kee audio.

and running it with a Alpine MRP-M500, 500 rms, wired parallel ( 2ohms ) as the amp makes 500 rms at 2-ohms, seems like a good setup.

http://www.amazon.com/Alpine-SWR1043...7125435&sr=8-1

Amazon has them for $114 + free shipping

I think this should pound pretty hard.
This is the exact setup I have in my Camaro...I've been very pleased with its overall performance. Nice and loud when necessary, but sounds good.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by MeentSS02
This is the exact setup I have in my Camaro...I've been very pleased with its overall performance. Nice and loud when necessary, but sounds good.
Sweet, I figured others would have this setup, I like alpine.

So you got yours wired @ 2-ohms? how's the lows?

And I expect to stay under my $500 budget for everything too which is impressive.

What stealthbox are you running? I just want one that fits good.

anyway, '02SOMz28, go with the alpine 1043d's, can't beat the price/performance as it seems.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 07:31 AM
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Sweet, I figured others would have this setup, I like alpine.

So you got yours wired @ 2-ohms? how's the lows?

And I expect to stay under my $500 budget for everything too which is impressive.

What stealthbox are you running? I just want one that fits good.

anyway, '02SOMz28, go with the alpine 1043d's, can't beat the price/performance as it seems.
I was going to get the stealth box aswell but now leaning to the T-top box for two subs, but who knows stealth box still looks alot better.
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i would go JL audio W7 or the new alpine Type X
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I ran the stealth box as well with my Alpine. Sounded great, it was plenty loud but also had a very tight, crisp sound. Can't beat it in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by mischief
I'm going with a 10" stealthbox/amp rack setup myself.

I was also looking at the 10" alpine type r 1043D, think it's what im going with, it should clear a stealth box? I'm currently lookin at the subthump stealth's, hope it'll handle this sub ok, or maybe kee audio.

and running it with a Alpine MRP-M500, 500 rms, wired parallel ( 2ohms ) as the amp makes 500 rms at 2-ohms, seems like a good setup.

http://www.amazon.com/Alpine-SWR1043...7125435&sr=8-1

Amazon has them for $114 + free shipping


I think this should pound pretty hard.

This.

I have a Type R(DVC 4ohm), in a stealthbox from subthump, feeding it 480w rms off a Polk 1100.5... and everyone asks how many subs I have in my car; They're amazed its only 1. (I could add another, to drop the load to 1ohm, and get 300w RMS a piece [600w total rms on the subs])
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Originally Posted by mischief
Sweet, I figured others would have this setup, I like alpine.

So you got yours wired @ 2-ohms? how's the lows?

And I expect to stay under my $500 budget for everything too which is impressive.

What stealthbox are you running? I just want one that fits good.

anyway, '02SOMz28, go with the alpine 1043d's, can't beat the price/performance as it seems.
Yep...wired for 2-ohms, and it hits hard enough that it starts giving me a headache after about 5 minutes of listening to it loud. I was very pleased with the performance especially considering the price.

As for the box, I have it stuffed in a Subthump stealth box.
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I have 2 different ones I switch between, an Orion HCCA 10.2 when I feel like shaking the earth, and a Diamond Audio D6 when I'm looking for a quality hit.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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If you go with the stealth box, I would recommend a JL Audio W3v3. They are reasonably priced and If you power it, it will be more than enough to blow your ears out.
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Cant go wrong with FI audio. 1 12 BTL fully loaded in a good ported box will be good
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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Cant go wrong with FI audio. 1 12 BTL fully loaded in a good ported box will be good
they don't make any 12" subs in a 10" though
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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my two 10" type E's slam in my camaro..they're only on a alpine mono 500 watt
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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I can get you the MMATS 3.0 or the 2.5. CDT has the QES-1020 that are also very good but pricey although I can discount them a little. RE Audio SEx10 are good subs as well.
Boston G3 is also a good choice.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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I personally like the Eclipse 88102.dvc I run 3 of them and powered by a Phoenix Gold zpa 0.5...they slam super hard and are very acurate. The focal 165a1 is also a great choice...I also run three pairs of them attached to a fosgate power 50x2...vey clean and very loud.
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